Opposites attract! Just what did impulsive Mollie Barnes and powerful landowner Alex Villiers, Earl of St. Otel, have in common? Mollie always championed the underdog, while Alex represented the privileged classes. He declared she was stubborn and willfully determined to believe the worst of him, while she thought he was simply amusing himself with her. So why had she confessed her secret fantasy to him? It soon became clear that they shared the same dream—and Alex was perfectly happy to make it come true.

She'd break his self-control! Still shamed by her teenage infatuation with Ranulf Carrington, Sylvie knew it was important that he understand they were now meeting on equal terms. She would do her utmost to play it cool and distant-his cruel words at their last meeting had crushed the youthful passion out of her—so that all they shared now was a purely business relationship! Everything was different, yet nothing had changed—Sylvie's body still ached for his. Maybe Ran would never come to love her, but still she knew she'd do almost anything for just one night in his arms ....